SHOCKING NEWS FOR TENNIS FANS TODAY. JOHN ISNER ANNOUNCED HE'S WITHDRAWING FROM THE WINSTON-SALEM OPEN. SPORTS DIRECTOR KENNY BECK JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. KENNY? JOHN ISNER IS CALLING A MILD SPRAIN OF HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE ROLLED IT IN HIS LAST MATCH LAST NIGHT AGAINST KYLE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN AT THE TIME AND IT WAS BY NO MEANS A SLAM DUNK DECISION TO WITHDRAWL HIMSELF FROM THE WINSTONSALEM OPEN IN THE QUARTER FINAL. HE EVEN ADMITS IF THIS HAD BEEN A GRAND SLAM FINAL.. HE WOULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBEL TO PLAY. THERE'S NOT MUCH MOTION IN MY ANKLE RIGHT NOW SO THAT'S WHAT ELAD ME TO THIS DECISION. REALLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS IVE EVER HAD TO MAKE. NOW PLAYING HERE LAST YEAR WAS DEVASTAING AND THIS YEAR...AGAIN IT'S JUST TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T RISK FURTHER INJURY WITH THE US OPEN AROUND THE CORNER. IT IS GOING TO IMPACT MY PREPARATION. I GUESS WHAT I HAVE GOING FOR ME IS I'M PLAYING WELL. ID ONT' FEEL LIKE I'M SHORT ON MATCHES. ISNER'S EARLY EXIT COUPLED IWTH EARLY DEFEAT IN WINSTONSALEMS OPEN MEANS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW..THIS TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE A FIRST TIME CHAMPION. AT WAKE FOREST TENNIS CENTER. KENNY BECK WXII 12 NEWS.